Mission Viejo’s Alyssa Palomino hit her 18th homer of the year, breaking Lauren Chamberlain’s single-season county record. Mission Viejo leads Aliso Niguel 1-0 in the top of the second.

Jenna Holcomb gets down a bunt down the third-base line … E-5!!! She’s on to lead off the top of the sixth for Los Al.

Erika Crissman’s ground out advances Holcomb to second.

Megan Geer lines out to short and Holcomb almost gets doubled up at second.

Rachel Sellers flies out to center field to end the inning.

MLK 3, Los Al 1 after 6 innings.

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Los Alamitos is down to its final three outs and has its 4, 5 and 6 hitters coming up in the top of the seventh.

MLK has a 3-1 lead and Alabama-committed Alexis Osorio in the circle.

Mattie Scheele flies out to center field. One down.

LMU-bound Alex Finie singles to right field. Here comes a pinch runner for Finie.

Kate Prior pops out to short. Two down.

Taylor Covington doubles to left-center field to drive in a run and cut MLK’s lead to 3-2. This one ain’t over, yet.

Bionca Trejo pops up in foul territory, but MLK’s first baseman makes the running catch to end the game.

MLK defeats Los Al, 3-2, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. MLK plays the Orange Lutheran-Saugus winner. OLu was winning 1-0 in that game the last I heard.

Nicole DeWitt hits a grand slam and Pacifica leads El Modena, 5-0, in the bottom of the fourth.

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I told you Tennessee-bound Megan Geer was Los Al’s best hitter before Jenna Holcomb got thrown out trying to steal last inning with Geer at the plate.

Well, Geer just led off the top of the fourth with a solo bomb to left-center field. That’s Geer’s 13th homer of the year and it cuts MLK’s lead to 2-1.

Emily Ramelot leads off the bottom of the fourth with a bunt single for MLK.

Stephanie Gutierrez grounds to short, Jate Prior makes the long throw, but first baseman Alex Finie can’t keep her foot on the bag. MLK has runners on first and second with two outs.

Lu Lu Gargicevich with a grounder to short, Los Al tries to get runner at third and … she’s safe. THE BASES ARE JUICED!!!

Los Al’s freshman pitcher Jade Loe enduces two pop outs to get out of the jam.

MLK 2, Los Al 1 after 4 innings.

Pacifica leads El Mo 1-0 in the top of the third.

OLu and Saugus are scoreless in the bottom of the second.

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MLK ace Alexis Osorio with a quick 1-2-3 inning to retire Los Al in the top of the fifth.

Alessandra Gargicevich-Alemeida (Holy smokes! That’s a mouthful, and she has a sister on the team) leads off the bottom of the fifth with a double for MLK.

Make that back-to-back doubles. This one was by Daphne Pofek and that drives in a run to make it 3-1. Pofek is 3 for 3 with three RBI.

Emily Ramelot singles to right field and MLK has runners on first and third.

Kelly Cobb lines out to third and Pofek almost gets doubled up.

Stephanie Gutierrez ground sout to end the inning.

MLK 3, Los Al 1 after 5 innings.

Edison and Valley View are scoreless in the fifth.

Jade Vecvanags leads off the bottom of the third with a solo bomb and OLu leads Saugus, 1-0.

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